Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1526
Rajiv Mohabir: "Give Me a Boat That Can Carry Two"
2 min
1527
Guest Editor Interview: August 2022 Guest Edito...
14 min
1528
George Santayana: "Cape Cod"
3 min
1529
Zinaida Gippius: [I seek for rhythmic whisperings]
3 min
1530
Saretta Morgan: from “Consequences upon Arrival”
6 min
1531
Simone White: "the intimacies of what will be c...
5 min
1532
Charles Bernstein: "Why Do You Love the Poem?"
4 min
1533
Uche Nduka: "Document"
3 min
1534
Deborah Paredez: “Uvalde Shooting Highlights Ro...
4 min
1535
Edwin Arlington Robinson: "The Sheaves"
2 min
1536
Edith Sitwell: "Fireworks"
3 min
1537
Jena Osman: "Dissent and the Hydra"
4 min
1538
Tyrone Williams: "stilettos in a rifle range"
2 min
1539
Patricia Spears Jones: "Saturnine"
4 min
1540
Mihee Kim: "time travel"
3 min
1541
César Vallejo: "Spider"
3 min
1542
Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali 60"
3 min
1543
Leonora Speyer "The Locust"
1 min
1544
Kit Robinson: "Leaves of Today"
2 min
1545
Xan Phillips: "I Never Felt Comfortable in My O...
3 min
1546
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: "Lineage Anagrams II"
3 min
1547
Jennifer Firestone: from "Consequences of a Hea...
3 min
1548
Lam Lai: "I, New York"
4 min
1549
Robinson Jeffers: "The Treasure"
3 min
1550
Harriet Monroe: "In the Yellowstone"
3 min